Distribution Director

Sr. Distribution Manager

Job Summary

Oversees the function responsible for the shipping, storage, and inventory control functions at assigned location. Provides strategic direction that ensures safety and well-being of team members and achievement of short-term and long-term performance goals.

Key Responsibilities

* Oversee a function typically through the oversight of managers. Provides strategic direction to the function.

* Responsible for providing guidance, coaching, and support to ensure department achieves business goals.

* Responsible for HR activities such as hiring, terminations, performance management, goal setting, team member development, scheduling, etc.

* Oversee the development of systems, policies, and procedures.

* Contributes to or is accountable for budget management for the function.

* Collaborates with senior leadership to define long-term strategies that align to the Mission, Vision, and Guiding principles.

* Ensures departmental goals align with overall business goals and needs.

* Develop and communicate strategies across the team to ensure successful completion of performance goals.

* Ensures processes meet established quality standards and comply with all regulatory requirements. Serves as an escalation point to resolve systemic issues for operation and distribution.

* Oversee the review of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) ensuring teams are achieving company goals.

* Works closely with QA and USDA making certain that area of responsibility meets all quality and regulatory requirements are met.

* Develops and executes against budget. Identifies cost-saving opportunities and implements solutions.

* Collaborates cross-functionally to ensure smooth transition of product to distribution area.

* Serves as a member of various committees (i.e., safety, sustainability, and conservation, etc.).

Minimum Qualifications (Educations & Experience)

* High school diploma / GED

* 12+ years of relevant experience or the knowledge, skills, and abilities to succeed in the role

* 5+ year of leadership experience or the knowledge, skills, and abilities to succeed in the role

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Butterball Core Competencies

Caring about people, valuing contributions, and empowering to succeed is the Butterball Way. We recognize the value that different perspectives and cultures bring to Butterball and seek to create an environment where everyone can thrive. Everyone has a seat at the table and is expected to embody our core competencies:

Safety First: We put safety first. The health, safety, and well-being of our people, products, and turkeys is everyone's responsibility and everyone's jobs. * Integrity: We trust each other to do the right thing. We act with integrity and gain the confidence and trust of others through honesty, respect, and authenticity.

Stewardship: We take care of what matters. We are accountable to our commitments and take responsibility for the well-being of our teams, our quality, our customers, our business, our brand, and our communities. We are always answerable for our actions and those we lead.

Enthusiastic Attitudes: We create a climate where everyone feels they belong and can be engaged, every day. Where our people are enthusiastic and motivated to do their best and work together to make great things happen.

Continuous Improvement: We are committed to continuous improvement. We challenge ourselves and our company to constantly learn, develop, grow, improve, and innovate.

Essential Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

* In-depth knowledge of Shipping, Storage, Warehousing, Inventory Control, HACCP, and/or USDA policies

* Advanced knowledge in safety best practices, policies, and standards

* Excellent leadership skills with the ability to develop, mentor, coach, support, and motivate a large cross-functional team of people leaders

* Outstanding communication, presentation, and collaboration skills with the proven ability to influence and impact results at all levels

* Distinguished at innovation, strategic thinking, and overseeing cross-functional initiatives Top-notch business acumen with the ability to identify and mitigate long term risk Proficient technology skills

Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

* Bachelor's degree in relevant field

Physical Demands

* While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be regularly required to stand, sit, talk, hear, reach, stoop, kneel, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer, telephone, keyboard, and occasionally lift up to 50 pounds.

* Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception, color vision and the ability to adjust focus.

Working Conditions

* Work will be performed in a variety of conditions.

* Occasionally in a climate-controlled office environment(s) and primarily in a manufacturing plant environment with varying conditions, such as cold areas, wet areas, warm areas, chemicals, and other site conditions.

* This position requires the individual to wear and work in personal protective equipment while in the manufacturing environment.

* The noise level of the office environment is usually moderate; the noise level in the manufacturing environment may exceed 85 DBA and require hearing protection.

* Occasional travel may be required.

Disclaimer

The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees and are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of what is required of personnel so classified. Furthermore, they do not imply or establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of the employer.

We embrace equal opportunity employment. Butterball is committed to the fair and impartial treatment of all employees and applicants for employment without regard to gender, age, race, religion, color, national origin, physical or mental disability, military/veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, genetic information, marital status, parental status, pregnancy, or any other status protected by law.